Apparatus for impressing type face



July 14, 1964 J. J. LALLY APPARATUS FOR IMPRESSING TYPE FACE 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 3, 1961 Ill l1 40 K av m MW N o A W m a m y14, 1964 .1. J. LALLY 3,140,655

APPARATUS FOR IMPRESSING TYPE FACE Filed Nov. 3, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2mu ILAEW 6 John J. La/ly INVENTOR.

United States Patent 3,148,655 APPARATUS FOR lB/EPRESSING TYPE FAG'JEJohn Ll. Lally, 2529 Dewey St., Hollywood, Fia- Filed Nov. 3, I961, Ear.No. 150,031 2 Claims. (Ci. IMF-4) This invention relates to a novel anduseful method and apparatus for impressing the planar transfer face oftype slugs with a predetermined pattern or design.

The term transfer face is to be hereinafter understood as that face of atype slug which is raised and comprises the surface which is to have adeposit of ink placed thereon and subsequently transferred to materialwhich is to be printed.

While devices have in the past been provided for forming a decorativedesign on lengths of border type slugs such as that disclosed in US.Patent No. 2,716,940, these have not proven as acceptable devices forimpressing the transfer face of letter type slugs as they have involvedthe provision of an impressing wheel on whose periphery a given designis impressed. The impressing Wheel is rolled along the border type slugand progressively impresses the transfer face thereof. However, inasmuchas lettered type slugs have irregularly shaped letters formed thereon,the use of a rolling impressing wheel thereon has a tendency to breakdown the corners of the letters formed thereon which of course isundesirable.

The method used heretofore for impressing lettered type slugs with apredetermined design is what is commonly known as the photoengravingmethod. The line of type slugs or single type slug to be impressed ispositioned on a photoengraving machine and a proof is taken of the typeto be impressed. The proof is then taken to the composing room orprinting department. Then, it is taken to the photoengraving departmentand photographed with a screen placed before the proof. The resultantpicture is then photoengraved into a zinc plate for use in a press. Thisphotoengraving method involves numerous steps which are bothtime-consuming and expensive, Further, if the print shop or newspaperdoes not have a photoengraving department, the proof must be sent to thenearest photoengraving plant which in some cases may be in a differentcity.

The main object of this invention is to provide an apparatus forimpressing the planar transfer face of type slugs with a predeterminedpattern or design which will enable type impressing to be carried out inan extremely inex pensive manner as compared to the photoengravingmethod.

A further object of this invention, in accordance wtih the precedingobject, is to provide an apparatus enabling individual words formed on atype slug to be impressed with a predetermined design while leaving theremainder of the words formed on the type slug unimpressed.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an apparatusconstructed in a manner whereby it may be readily modified to impressvarious predetermined designs into the transfer face of type slugs.

A final object to be speicfically enumerated herein is to provide anapparatus in accordance with the preceding objects which will conform toconventional forms of manufacture, be of simple construction and easy touse so as to provide a device that will be economically feasible, longlasting and relatively trouble free in operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of a conventional type slug;

3,14,655 Patented July 14., I964 ice FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the apparatus of the instant invention shown with a type slugsupported thereby and in a position to have one word formed thereonimpressed with a predetermined design;

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of the body member of the apparatus shownengaged and in supporting relation with a type slug after one wordformed thereon has been impressed;

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of a typical impressing member of the instantinvention shown with a predetermined pattern formed thereon;

FIGURE 5 is a plan View of a sheet of printed material which has beenprinted with a type slug impressed by means of the apparatus of theinstant invention;

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of a conventional form of type slugsimilar to that of FIGURE 1 but showing one word formed thereon afterhaving been impressed by the apparatus of the instant invention; and

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of an ejecting tool used to ejectimpressed type slugs from the apparatus of the instant invention.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings the numeral Id generallydesignates a conventional type of type slug which has a raised generallyplanar transfer face referred to in general by the reference numeral 12formed thereon in the form of two words generally referred to by thereference numerals 14 and 16 which are composed of individual letters18.

The apparatus of the instant invention is generally referred to by thereference numeral 20 and includes a receptacle generally referred to bythe reference numeral 22 which has a bottom wall 24 interconnected bymeans of opposite side walls 26 and 28. The upper ends of the side walls26 and 28 are interconnected by means of an upper brace member generallyreferred to by the reference numeral 30. It will be noted that the sidewalls 26 and 28 are substantially parallel and that the inner surface ofthe bottom wall 24 is disposed at substantially right angles to theinner surfaces of the side walls 26 and 28.

With attention now directed to FIGURES 2 and 3 of the drawings therewill be seen a body member generally referred to by the referencenumeral 31 which is elongated and is provided with a plurality oflongitudinally extending grooves or slots 32 each including a pair ofopposite parallel side surfaces 34 interconnected by means of a bottomwall 36 disposed at substantially right angles to the side surfaces 34.It is to be noted that the opposite sides of the type slug 10 aresubstantially parallel and that the type slug 10 is snugly and slidablyreceived in one of the grooves 32.

The body member 31 is snugly received between the side walls 26 and 2Sand the side wall 26 has an opening 38 formed therein which is inalinement with one end of the slots 32. An opening 46 is formed in theside wall 28 and the shank portion 42 of an ejecting tool generallyreferred to by the reference numeral 44 is slidably received through theopening 40. It will be noted that the diametrically enlarged headportion 46 of the ejecting tool 44 may be utilized to engage one end ofthe type slug It) for urging the type slug 1i outwardly of the opening38 after the Word 14- has been impressed.

The body member 31 comprises a first abutment member and a secondabutment member generally referred to by the reference numeral 48 andprovided with a dovetailed groove 59 is rotatably supported on thespherical lower end portion 52 of a screw member 54 which is threadedlyengaged in a threaded bore 56 formed through the upper brace member 30.A Wheel 58 is secured to the upper end of the screw member 54- wherebythe latter may be readily rotated by hand.

An impressing member generally designated by the reference numeral 60and illustrated in plan in FIGURE 3 4 is provided and as may be seenfrom FIGURE 2 of the drawings it has a cross-sectional configurationadapted to be snugly and slidably received in the dovetailed slot 50 Itwill be noted that the dovetailed slot 50 mounts the impressing member60 for sliding movement at right angles to the direction in which thetype slug is movable.

The impressing member 60 is provided with an impressing face 62 whichhas a design 64 formed therein.

It will be noted that the impressing face 62 is maintained insubstantial parallel relationship to the transfer face 12 of the typeslug 10. The opposite sides of the second abutment member 48 aredisposed in sliding contacting relation with the inner surfaces of theside walls 26 and 28. Accordingly, it may be seen that one or more typeslugs 18 may be disposed in the slots 32 and that a selected impressingmember 69 may be disposed within the dovetailed slot 50 and utilized toimpress the design 64 into the transfer face of the type slugs disposedin the body membr 31.

As can best be seen in FIGURE 2 of the drawings, the impressing face 62is disposed in vertical alinement with the word 14 and upon downwardmovement of the abutment member 48 by means of rotation of the screw 54,the impressing face 62 will be urged into penetrating engagement withthe transfer face 12 of the word 14. Inasmuch as the transfer face 12and the impressing face 62 are parallel, equal pressure of theimpressing face 62 with the transfer face 12 of the word 14 throughoutsubstantially the entire contact of the impressing face 62 with thetransfer face 12 of the word 14 will be provided. Accordingly, no oneportion of the letters 13 will be broken down or otherwise damaged suchas would be the case if an impressed roller were rolled over thetransfer face 12.

The ejecting tool 44 is provided with a handle portion 66 similar to theenlarged end portion 46 whereby the outer end of the shank 42 may bereadily grasped by the operator of the apparatus 20.

Inasmuch as the type slug 10 is mounted for movement in a planegenerally paralleling the movement in which the impressing member 60 ismovable and the type slug is mounted for reciprocal movement along aline disposed at substantially right angles to the line along which theimpressing member 60 may be reciprocated, the impressing face 62 of theimpressing member 60 may be readily vertically alined with the selectedword on the type slug 10.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. For use with an elongated type slug having a generally planartransverse face defining indicia, an apparatus for impressing saidplanar transverse face comprising a receptacle, said receptacleincluding top and bottom walls interconnecting them by means of oppositeside walls, an abutment member, means mounting said abutment member insaid receptacle between said top and bottom walls for controlledmovement toward and away from the bottom wall, said bottom wallincluding means defining at least one elongated groove opening upwardlytoward said abutment member and adapted to snugly and slidably receivesaid slug for longitudinal shifting of the latter in said slot, with theplanar transverse face of said slug opposing said abutment member, animpressing member including a generally planar face having a designimpressed therein, means mounting said impressing member on saidabutment member with said design impressed face facing toward saidgroove whereby said impressed face may be penetratingly engaged withsaid transverse face to impress said design in the transverse face ofsaid indicia with equal pressure being applied to each of said indiciaby said impressed face, one of said side walls having an opening formedtherein in registry with one open end of said groove whereby said slugmay be removed from said receptacle through said opening, the other ofsaid side walls having an opening formed therein in registry with theother open end of said groove, an ejecting tool comprising an elongatedshank portion slidably received through said last-mentioned opening andincluding an enlarged inner end portion disposed in said groove andadapted to abut the end of said slug remote from the first-mentionedopening and to eject said slug through the first-mentioned opening whensaid shank portion is shifted toward said first-mentioned opening.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said abutment member has anelongated groove formed therein extending at right angles to thefirst-mentioned groove, said grooves extending in parallel planes, saidimpressing member being slidably received in the second-mentionedgroove.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS443,383 Veit Dec. 23, 1890 538,814 Bisbee May 7, 1895 620,289 DowellFeb. 28, 1899 1,434,598 Emslie Nov. 7, 1922 1,543,227 Minkin et al June23, 1925 1,868,387 Grunberg July 19, 1932 1,918,943 Ward July 18, 19332,932,248 Belanger Apr. 12, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS 146,901 Australia June18, 1952

1. FOR USE WITH AN ELONGATED TYPE SLUG HAVING A GENERALLY PLANARTRANSVERSE FACE DEFINING INDICIA, AN APPARATUS FOR IMPRESSING SAIDPLANAR TRANSVERSE FACE COMPRISING A RECEPTACLE, SAID RECEPTACLEINCLUDING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS INTERCONNECTING THEM BY MEANS OF OPPOSITESIDE WALLS, AN ABUTMENT MEMBER, MEANS MOUNTING SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER INSAID RECEPTACLE BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS FOR CONTROLLEDMOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM WALL, SAID BOTTOM WALLINCLUDING MEANS DEFINING AT LEAST ONE ELONGATED GROOVE OPENING UPWARDLYTOWARD SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER AND ADAPTED TO SNUGLY AND SLIDABLY RECEIVESAID SLUG FOR LONGITUDINAL SHIFTING OF THE LATTER IN SAID SLOT, WITH THEPLANAR TRANSVERSE FACE OF SAID SLUG OPPOSING SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER, ANIMPRESSING MEMBER INCLUDING A GENERALLY PLANAR FACE HAVING A DESIGNIMPRESSED THEREIN, MEANS MOUNTING SAID IMPRESSING MEMBER ON SAIDABUTMENT MEMBER WITH SAID DESIGN IMPRESSED FACE FACING TOWARD SAIDGROOVE WHEREBY SAID IMPRESSED FACE MAY BE PENETRATINGLY ENGAGED WITHSAID TRANSVERSE FACE TO IMPRESS SAID DESIGN IN THE TRANSVERSE